Black Jack Davy

Collected by
Mary Celestia Parler;
Transcribed by
Neil Byer
John Pennington
Fayetteville, Ark.
July, 1954
Reel 201, Item 4
Black Jack Davy
This Black Jack Davy come riding through the plains,
He sings so loud and merry,
Till he made the green woods around him ring,
And he charmed the heart of a lady,
And he charmed the heart of a lady.
How old are you, my pretty little miss?
How old are you, my honey?
She answered him most marvelously,
I'll be seventeen next Monday,
(repeat last line in each stanza).
Come and go with me, my pretty little miss,
Come and go with me, my honey,
I'll swear by the sword that hangs to my side
That you never will need for money.
The old landlord came home that night,
Inquiring of his lady,
He soon found out from the waiting maids,
She's gone with Black Jack David.
Go saddle up my milk white horse,
The one that runs so speedy,
I'll ride all day and I'll ride all night,
And I'll overtake my lady.
He rode till he come to the ocean wide,
Where the waters looked deep and muddy,
He turned himself in the valleys green,
And there he spied his lady.
Oh, how can you leave your house and land?
And how can you leave your money?
And how can you leave your tender little babe
And go with Black Jack David?
Reel 201, Item 4 , con't.
I do not care for my house and land,
I do not care for my money,
I do not care for my tender little babe,
I'll go with Black Jack David.
Well, you pull off them high-heeled shoes,
That is made out of Spanish leather,
And reach to me your lily white hand,
And bid me farewell forever.
And she pulled off her high-heeled shoes,
That was made of Spanish leather,
And she reached to him her lily white hand,
And they both rode off together.

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Collected by
Mary Celestia Parler;
Transcribed by
Neil Byer
John Pennington
Fayetteville, Ark.
July, 1954
Reel 201, Item 4
Black Jack Davy
This Black Jack Davy come riding through the plains,
He sings so loud and merry,
Till he made the green woods around him ring,
And he charmed the heart of a lady,
And he charmed the heart of a lady.
How old are you, my pretty little miss?
How old are you, my honey?
She answered him most marvelously,
I'll be seventeen next Monday,
(repeat last line in each stanza).
Come and go with me, my pretty little miss,
Come and go with me, my honey,
I'll swear by the sword that hangs to my side
That you never will need for money.
The old landlord came home that night,
Inquiring of his lady,
He soon found out from the waiting maids,
She's gone with Black Jack David.
Go saddle up my milk white horse,
The one that runs so speedy,
I'll ride all day and I'll ride all night,
And I'll overtake my lady.
He rode till he come to the ocean wide,
Where the waters looked deep and muddy,
He turned himself in the valleys green,
And there he spied his lady.
Oh, how can you leave your house and land?
And how can you leave your money?
And how can you leave your tender little babe
And go with Black Jack David?
Reel 201, Item 4 , con't.
I do not care for my house and land,
I do not care for my money,
I do not care for my tender little babe,
I'll go with Black Jack David.
Well, you pull off them high-heeled shoes,
That is made out of Spanish leather,
And reach to me your lily white hand,
And bid me farewell forever.
And she pulled off her high-heeled shoes,
That was made of Spanish leather,
And she reached to him her lily white hand,
And they both rode off together.